Mariano Obiols

MARIANO OBIOLS DELGADO (Barcelona, 1860-1900).
"Rural view".
Oil on canvas.
Signed in the lower right corner.
Measurements: 59 x 41 cm; 70 x 51 cm (frame).

Disciple of Martí Alsina in the School of Fine Arts of Barcelona, around 1885 he made his first trip to Paris, where he stayed for some time. Two years later he made the poster "Japanese Fantasy" for the Universal Exhibition of Barcelona, celebrated in 1888. In 1890 he established his residence in Seville, and dedicated himself to painting genre works, as well as collaborating as an illustrator with several magazines. After making a new trip to Paris, Obiols settled back in Seville, developing the most important and well-known part of his work, dedicated mainly to Andalusian genre scenes, in a loose and spontaneous style, in which his facility for drawing and illustration is evident.